The ArDM Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory: a ton-scale detector for Dark Matter Searches

Authors :: ArDM Collaboration
Calvo, J.
Cantini, C.
Crivelli, P.
Daniel, M.
DiLuise, S.
Gendotti, A.
Horikawa, S.
Montes, B.
Mu, W.
Murphy, S.
Natterer, G.
Ngyuen, K.
Periale, L.
Quan, Y.
Radics, B.
Regenfus, C.
Romero, L.
Rubbia, A.
Santorelli, R.
Sergiampietri, F.
Viant, T.
Wu, S.
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: The Argon Dark Matter (ArDM) experiment consists of a liquid argon (LAr) time projection chamber (TPC) sensitive to nuclear recoils resulting from scattering of hypothetical Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) on argon targets. With an active target of 850 kg, ArDM represents an important milestone in the quest for Dark Matter with LAr. We present the experimental apparatus currently installed underground at the Laboratorio Subterraneo de Canfranc (LSC), Spain. We show first data recorded during a single-phase commissioning run in 2015 (ArDM Run I), which overall confirm the good and stable performance of the ton-scale LAr detector.<br />Comment: 30 pages, 18 figures

Subjects :: Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Experiment

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